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Names: Bexley, Erica M., 1982– author.
Title: Seneca’s characters : fictional identities and implied human selves / Erica M. Bexley.
Description: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022. | Series: Cambridge classical studies | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021037868 (print) | LCCN 2021037869 (ebook) | ISBN 9781108477604 (hardback) | ISBN 9781108725774 (paperback) | ISBN 9781108770040 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D. – Tragedies. | Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D. – Characters. | Characters and characteristics in literature. | Human behavior in literature. | BISAC: HISTORY / Ancient / General | LCGFT: Literary criticism.
Classification: LCC PA6686 .B49 2022 (print) | LCC PA6686 (ebook) | DDC 872/.01–dc23/eng/20211027
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